{
  "id": "2026-04-27-university-of-illinois-tornado-warning-morning",
  "slug": "university-of-illinois-tornado-warning-morning-2026-04-27",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign",
    "shortName": "Illinois",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Illini-Alert",
    "enrollment": 56000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-04-27",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "all-clear",
    "headline": "Midday tornado warning until 12:15 PM",
    "headlinePublic": "Midday tornado warning until 12:15 PM",
    "summary": "UIUC [Illini-Alert](https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/2048804877829394923) issued a tornado-warning shelter order until 12:15 p.m. and later all-cleared.",
    "outcome": "Illini-Alert stated the emergency had ended after the warning window.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-04-27T11:42:02-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert Emergency. There is a tornado warning that may affect campus until 12:15pm. Take shelter indoors immediately. More information to come.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/2048804877829394923",
      "sourceDescription": "@IlliniAlert on X (official Illini-Alert account, full status text)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @IlliniAlert X status 2048804877829394923"
      ],
      "characterCount": 148
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-04-27T12:16:13-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert. The emergency has ended. It is safe to resume regular activities.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/2048813480225145131",
      "sourceDescription": "@IlliniAlert on X (official Illini-Alert account, full status text)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @IlliniAlert X status 2048813480225145131"
      ],
      "characterCount": 79
    }
  ],
  "context": "On 2026-04-27, [University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign](https://illinois.edu/) [Illini-Alert](https://x.com/IlliniAlert) transmitted emergency notifications via the official @IlliniAlert X account. Goldmine handle verified as the campus life-safety alerting channel.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete shelter-order wording",
    "Paired all-clear"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert X post (initial)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/2048804877829394923",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IlliniAlert",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "University of Illinois Police",
      "url": "https://police.illinois.edu/",
      "type": "official"
    },
    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert X (all-clear)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/2048813480225145131",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "tornado",
    "illini-alert",
    "severe-weather",
    "uiuc"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}